On the 45-mile long Grenville Channel, it’s all about the current. The flood current rolls in from both the south and north entrances, meeting “somewhere” in the middle. Likewise the ebb starts “somewhere” in the middle and moves out a…
Kim Jo IV 2013-05-13 22:30:00
Monday: It started out to be another beautiful day. We made good time and made it through our first lock of the season, Coffeeville Lock at Mile 116.6 by 09:30. We went a total of 73.5 miles for the day to our anchorage at Kemps Landin…
Sunset on the Gulf 2013-05-13 22:30:00
Monday: It started out to be another beautiful day. We made good time and made it through our first lock of the season, Coffeeville Lock at Mile 116.6 by 09:30. We went a total of 73.5 miles for the day to our anchorage at Kemps Landin…
Canadian Navy Vessel
We decided it was time to re-provision and do laundry. Hariot Bay seemed like a good place to accomplish all of that. We were told not to tie up to the outer side of the dock because a big vessel was scheduled to arrive later in the day. So our enter…
Fuelishness
Meanwhile back at Ship Despair, FPB 64 Tiger showed up today and our two gals were parked across the way from each other. Time to bunker the tanks as Tiger is headed off to Fiji and we are headed off … Continue reading →
Palau
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Navigating The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
We are often asked how difficult it is to travel long distances on the Intracoastal Waterway in a boat. What size boat is ideal for doing the waterway? What equipment is needed? How long will it take? How many miles can be covered in a day? What will i…
May 12 – Charleston, SC
Ashley MarinaStan decided this morning our departure day from Charleston would be Monday morning. The weather looks nice for most of the week, with cooler temperatures the first half, so we need to get moving. We’ll be anchoring out a lot …
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Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
Final Entry For Awhile. Thank You All.
It’s been quite a ride, both blog-wise and Drift Away-wise. Our first blog entry was January 13, 2011 and was titled Beginning of the blog of Drift Away, our 1980 46′ Cheoy Lee trawler. Including this one, there have been 633 entries sinc…
